CHICAGO -- Tiffany Adkins of Memphis, Tulane's Janell Burse, Houston's
ShaRonda Lasseter and Charlotte's Tonya Phifer participated in the WNBA's
Pre-Draft Camp held at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, April 5-7. The
two-day camp featured 89 of the nation's top college seniors as well as a
talented selection of International players. The camp allowed coaches and
general managers the opportunity to evaluate the skills of prospective
players for the annual WNBA Draft. The four-round draft will be broadcast
live beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT on ESPN 2 Friday, April 20 from the NBA
Entertainment studios in Secacus, New Jersey.

Adkins, a two-year starter for Memphis, becomes the third Tiger player to be
invited to the camp, with Tamika Whitmore and LaTonya Johnson receiving
invitations in 1999 and 1998, respectively. Ranked fourth in C-USA in
scoring, Adkins averaged 17.9 points this season. The Newbern, Tenn. native
transferred from Ole Miss and made an immediate impact on the squad,
averaging 15.1 points in her first season in a Tiger uniform. Adkins was
named to the Conference USA third team during the 1999-00 season and was a
first team all-conference selection this past year.

Burse, a three-time All-Conference USA selection, finished her career at
Tulane with 1,625 career points (8th in C-USA) and 871 rebounds (5th in
C-USA). After averaging a double-double this past season (18.8 points and
10.7 rebounds), Burse earned All-America honors by the Women's Basketball
News Service. She was named Conference USA's Defensive Player of Year for
the third consecutive season after leading the league in block shots with 66
for the season and is C-USA's all-time leader in blocks with 248.

Lasseter led the Cougars to their first winning season since 1992 with a
19-12 record. The 6-3 forward/center averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds
on the year. She closed out her career ranked among the school's all-time
leaders in shooting percentage (.537, tied 5th), rebounds (718, 5th) and
blocked shots (97, 4th).

Phifer, a Charlotte, N.C. native, completed her collegiate career ranked in
the top10 in three of Conference USA's statistical categories. She finished
10th in scoring (1,488), ninth in assists (343) and seventh in steals (209).
Phifer earned first team all-conference honors this past season after
finishing sixth in the league in scoring, averaging 17.2 points. Phifer is
the second Charlotte player to receive an invitation to the camp, as Jameka
Jones attended last year and will begin her second season with the Miami Sol
this summer.